The large armament was secured by him, it is true, but the Volksraads compelled him to purchase the arms and ammunition.

If Joubert had been a man who loved war he would have secured three times as great a quantity of war material as there was in the country when the war was begun; but he was distinctly a man who loved peace.

He constantly allowed his sentiments to overrule his judgment of what was good for his country, and the result of that line of action was that at the beginning of hostilities there were more Boer guns in Europe and on the ocean than there were in the Transvaal.
General Joubert was a grand old Boer in many respects, and no better, more righteous, and more upright man ever lived.

He worked long and faithfully for his people, and he undoubtedly strove to do that which he believed to be the best for his country, but he was incapable of performing the duties of his office as a younger, more energetic, and a more warlike man would have attended to them.

Joubert was in his dotage, and none of his people were aware of it until the crucial moment of the war was passed.